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riverbendviewgal

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1. Americans love our flag.

Reply to riverbendviewgal (Original post)

Tue Jul 1, 2014, 11:06 AM

Jul 2014

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/147-reasons-to-love-canada/article19372494/

3. The maple leaf on travellers’ backpacks from all over

While in Ireland, I met two people with Canadian flags on their packs and asked them what part of Canada they were from. They said nowhere – they were Americans who had discovered that showing the Canadian flag earned them special treatment. It’s about respect. It’s a fulfilling sense of pride and a great sense of identity. As a Canadian, we just know we live in the best country.

– Heather Moyse, Olympic gold medalist in the bobsleigh who has also represented the country in rugby

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I’ve never worked there, I’ve never been to school there, I’ve rarely travelled there,” [View all] riverbendviewgal Jul 2014 OP

Americans love our flag. riverbendviewgal Jul 2014 #1

They need to reject this. We are not here to police residents bank accounts. nt arthritisR_US Jul 2014 #2